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Auditor: TMA homestead audit identifies $666,765 in ineligible deductions; 40% fee to TMA
Summary
Kathy Gregorich, property tax director in the St. Joseph County Auditor’s Office, told the Budget & Administration Committee that a TMA audit identified $666,765 in ineligible homestead deductions; after TMA’s 40% contract fee and a $100,000 auditor hold, the county estimates roughly $373,720 will transfer to the general fund.
Kathy Gregorich, property tax director in the St. Joseph County Auditor’s Office, told the Budget & Administration Committee that a third‑party audit of homestead deductions has identified $666,765 in amounts to be recovered from taxpayers who were not entitled to the homestead deduction.
“Based on the collections that we've received over the last 3 months, we're estimating that we're going to collect, a little over $666,000 We have 666,765 that we're going to collect…
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